Dupe review · The Dua Brand
Error 404
Error 404 is The Dua Brand's answer to Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male.
- Smells like
- Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male
- Price
- $33
- Size
- —
- Per 100ml
- —
- Original per 100ml
- $106
- Made by
- The Dua Brand
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
On paper, Error 404 is a strong bet if you want Le Male for less.
The Dua Brand sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Le Male's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $33 it costs 75% less than Le Male.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength The Dua Brand publishes, the price per 100ml, and how firmly the match is claimed. How it really smells on skin is what the votes below are for.
What it's built to smell like
The original opens on mint, lavender and cardamom, turns to cinnamon, cumin and orange blossom, and settles into vanilla, tonka and sandalwood. That is the brief Error 404 is working from.
Top
- mint
- lavender
- cardamom
Heart
- cinnamon
- cumin
- orange blossom
Base
- vanilla
- tonka
- sandalwood
For the warm-blooded classic. Cool mint and lavender settle into creamy vanilla and tonka — a barbershop icon in a sailor's stripes.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 17 twins of Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male we can price, Error 404 is number 13 on price per 100ml.
- 01 Noted Aromas Naples $33/100ml
- 02 Blossom Perfumery 547 $34/100ml
- 03 The Dupe Spot Le Male $36/100ml
- 04 Lattafa The Kingdom $42/100ml
- 05 ALT Fragrances The Gentleman $48/100ml
- 06 The Dupe Spot Beard Oil $65/100ml
- 07 AromaPassions Resilience $69/100ml
- 08 Perfume Parlour French Nobleman $83/100ml
- 09 Scentual Obsessions Bad Man $133/100ml
- 10 Palermo Perfumes Le Male $22.75
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Midnight Rendezvoussmells like Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme $33 -
Her Parissmells like Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris $33
The community
What people say about Error 404
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What does The Dua Brand Error 404 smell like?
It is built to smell like Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male — mint, lavender and cardamom up top, cinnamon, cumin and orange blossom in the heart, vanilla, tonka and sandalwood in the base.
Is The Dua Brand Error 404 a dupe of Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male?
Yes — The Dua Brand sells it as its version of Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male.
Where can I buy The Dua Brand Error 404?
It is in stock at $33 — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.